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React Health, formerly 3B Medical, Inc. is dedicated to the safety of workers and patients and the protection of the environment, and is fully compliant with all relevant laws and regulations. React Health, formerly 3B Medical, Inc. sells sleep devices which should be used under the direction and care of appropriately credentialed medical personnel.
Proposition 65, also known as The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, was enacted by California voters in 1986 and updated in 2017. Proposition 65 requires businesses to provide warnings on their products relating to potential exposure to chemicals that are known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. The full list of chemicals identified by the State of California pursuant to Proposition 65 may be found online at the following website: https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/proposition-65-list. Approximately 900 chemicals are listed on the November 23, 2018 Proposition 65 List. Some of these chemicals can be found in everyday items, including drugs and food additives. California does not ban the listed chemicals. It does require a warning where the exposure to one of the chemicals exceeds the "no significant risk level."
For chemicals that are listed as causing cancer, the "no significant risk level" is defined as the level of exposure that would result in not more than one excess case of cancer in 100,000 individuals exposed to the chemical over a 70-year lifetime. In other words, a person exposed to the chemical at the "no significant risk level" for 70 years would not have more than a "one in 100,000" chance of developing cancer as a result of that exposure.
For chemicals that are listed as causing birth defects or reproductive harm, the "no observable effect level" is determined by identifying the level of exposure that has been shown to not pose any harm to humans or laboratory animals. Proposition 65 then requires this "no observable effect level" to be divided by 1,000 in order to provide an ample margin of safety. See https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/.
Many businesses place Proposition 65 warnings on their products. This generally means that either the business has evaluated the exposure and has concluded that it exceeds the "no significant risk level," or the business has concluded that it is not scientifically possible or not economical to test each product for each of the approximately 900 chemicals to 100% certainty relating to potential exposure within the "no significant risk level." 3B Medical, Inc. has chosen to provide the "safe harbor" warning suggested by the State of California on all products without evaluating the level of exposure, even though the actual exposure may be well below the "no significant risk level," out of an abundance of caution. 3B Medical, Inc. products therefore display the following warning label on the product or product packaging:
Some people may find the Proposition 65 safe harbor warning concerning. If you visit the state of California, you will find this warning on many everyday items and locations, including restaurants, grocery stores, and amusement parks. Even products purchased outside of California may include the warning, as it would not be feasible to separate or know in advance which React Health (formerly 3B Medical, Inc.) products might be purchased within California. In order to ensure compliance with the law, React Health (formerly 3B Medical, Inc.) places the warning on all products. Some other, similar products containing the same chemicals may not have the Proposition 65 warning if the manufacturer of that product does not sell it into California, because that is the only state which requires the warning label. The presence of a Proposition 65 warning does not necessarily mean that the product violates any law or safety standard.
React Health, formerly 3B Medical, Inc. continues to strive for excellence in every facet of business and to comply with all applicable rules and regulations.


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Yahoo! spinout rolls up first Hadoop stack
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Hadoop Summit 2012 Hortonworks, the company created a year ago from the spinout of the Yahoo! engineering team behind the open source MapReduce method of data munching known as Hadoop, is leading its first release to market by the nose.
The Hortonworks Data Platform, as the company's distribution is known, is completely open source and is based on the Apache Hadoop v1.0 stack, which debuted back in January from the core Hadoop 0.020.205.0 implementation that came out last October.
Hortonworks has been contributing to the core Hadoop 0.23 release and the follow-on Apache Hadoop v2.0 stack, the latter of which is in alpha code now. John Kreisa, vice president of marketing at Hortonworks tells El Reg that rather than get out there on the bleeding edge of Apache Hadoop and related projects and doing proprietary extensions for management or file systems, as rivals Cloudera and MapR Technologies do, Hortonworks is sticking to its Apache guns and creating a 100 per cent open source Hadoop distro and supporting that.
"There are no proprietary bits in the Hortonworks Data Platform, no lock in, and we doing this because we believe that it will greatly facilitate Hadoop adoption," explains Kreisa.
Like other Hadoop distributions, the HDP 1.0 distribution includes the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) that spreads data in triplicates around a cluster and the core MapReduce algorithm, which dispatches data munching jobs to those copies of data to sift for useful bits in unstructured data and to make connections between bits of data.
The two key elements of a Hadoop stack are the NameNode, which is akin to the file allocation table in a physical disk drive in that it keeps track of where all of the data chunks are distributed around the Hadoop cluster, and the JobTracker, which is what submits MapReduce jobs to particular chunks of data residing on particular nodes within the Hadoop cluster. Losing scheduled jobs is a bad thing, and Hadoop shops are suitably paranoid about that, but losing the NameNode is a very big deal in that should this happen, you essentially crash HDFS because it loses track of where its data is.
Everyone in the Hadoop community has been focused on how to eliminate this single point of failure in the NameNode, which incidentally is also the performance bottleneck in Hadoop clusters, keeping their scalability topped out at around 4,000 nodes using the open source distribution of Apache Hadoop.
Both Cloudera and MapR have their own ways of dealing with providing high availability and scalability for the NameNode. Cloudera simply jumped ahead and grabbed the alpha Apache Hadoop 2.0 distribution and hardened it to create its CDH4 distribution, announced last week.
MapR's M5 Hadoop distribution shards the NameNode data and spreads it across the main memory in multiple nodes in the cluster as well as backing up the HDFS configuration data to disk drives for an extra measure of protection. Those using open source Apache Hadoop tend to put the NameNode code on a beefy server with RAID 5 disks and redundant networks and power supplies and hope for the best.
Hortonworks, while being a staunch supporter of open source software, is also practical about how skittish enterprises are about getting out on the bleeding edge (such as depending on the new NameNode HA features in the Apache Hadoop 1.0 stack). So it has partnered up with VMware to create versions of the NameNode and JobTracker server instances that run atop the ESXi hypervisor and use the failover and replication features of the vSphere stack and its vCenter management console to allow for these two key components of Hadoop to be protected. And, if you want to, other key components of the Hadoop stack can be virtualized and replicated atop vSphere.
Kreisa says that virtual NameNodes and HA using VMware is meant to be complimentary to the work that is being done in Apache Hadoop 2.0 to bring native HA to the NameNode and is just what Hortonworks thinks is the best and most comfortable way for enterprises to ensure better uptime for their NameNode and JobTracker nodes using proven software.
Hortonworks and VMware have run the implementation through a series of benchmarks to show that the virtual NameNode and virtual JobTracker provide the same overall cluster throughput as on clusters where the two key aspects of the system are running on bare metal. They did not say that it would take slightly more robust iron to do this, but the odds favor it. Moreover, considering that a large Hadoop cluster costs millions of dollars and that companies were already buying beefier servers for NameNodes anyway, the impact on the overall cost of a Hadoop cluster will be minimal. Obviously, the HDP 1.0 stack from Hortonworks does not include any VMware software licenses, so you will have to shell out extra dough for these.
The way the HA features are implemented, the NameNode failover and failback are completely automated, and the MapReduce module can detect and respond to an HDFS NameNode or JobTracker failover without crashing.
The HDP 1.0 stack includes the core MapReduce distributed processing layer, the HDFS data store, and the collection of utilities for them known as Hadoop Common. The HDP 1.0 stack also includes a number of other open source add-ons, such as the Pig high-level data flow language and execution framework for MapReduce jobs and the Hive data warehousing and ad hoc querying layer for HDFS.
The stack also has the HCatalog, a metadata service that is a table and storage management service that allows MapReduce, Pig, Hive, and Streaming (a kind of uber-scripter for MapReduce jobs) to share data across those modules even though it is stored in different formats. The non-relational HBase database is also part of the core HDP 1.0 stack. All of these features are Apache projects, with either full project or incubator status.
Hadoop doesn't just sit there in the data center, chunking and chewing away on data on its own. It has to integrate with other applications and tools in the data center.
So Hortonworks has a set of data integration services that are based on the HCatalog APIs and the open source version of Talend's Open Studio for Big Data and the Sqoop, the latter being an Apache tool for moving data in bulk from Hadoop to relational databases and other structured data stores and the former being a data extraction tool that snaps into Eclipse integrated development environments.
The Talend Open Studio actually writes the metadata into HCatalog as information is moved in and out of HDFS, according to Kreisa. The integration tools for HDP 1.0 also includes WebHDFS, an add-on that gives REST APIs to the Hadoop file system.
"The ecosystem can now much more natively integrate with Hadoop," says Kreisa, "and that will just open up the platform."
On the other side of the stack, where admins have to train the Hadoop elephant to behave itself, Hortonworks has rolled up the Oozie workflow and scheduler to keep MapReduce jobs in line, the Zookeeper for keeping track of configuration and naming conventions used in the cluster, and Ambari, an installation, configuration, and management tool for the entire Apache Hadoop stack.
While Cloudera and MapR are charging $4,000 per node for their enterprise-class Hadoop distributions (including their proprietary extensions and tech support), Hortonworks doesn't have any proprietary extensions and is living off of the support contracts for the HDP 1.0 stack.
Hortonworks is offering three different support contracts (PDF), ranging from a three-month starter pack to a basic enablement contract that runs a year with some phone and Web support to standard contract with only Web support during normal business hours to an enterprise contract with the everything all in, 24 hours a day.
One other interesting twist: Hortonworks has 25 engineers who worked on Hadoop at Yahoo! and it is going for the volume with its support contracts, charging per cluster instead of per node.
Hortonworks is not providing its full list price, but for a starter ten-node cluster, you can get a standard support contract for $12,000 per year. That's significantly cheaper than what Cloudera and MapR are charging, but arguably, those two distributions are older, more established, and packed with more stuff, too. For now. ®

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend on Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager.
Authorities did not release a possible motive for the murder-suicide, though police said that Belcher and his girlfriend, 22-year-old Kasandra M. Perkins, had been arguing recently. The two of them have an infant child.
Belcher thanked general manager Scott Pioli and coach Romeo Crennel before shooting himself in the parking lot of the team's practice facility, police spokesman Darin Snapp said. Police had locked it down by midmorning and reporters were confined to the street just outside the gates.
The Chiefs will play the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium as scheduled after discussing it with the league, Crennel and the club's captains. Crennel will coach the team.
Belcher was a 25-year-old native of West Babylon, N.Y., on Long Island, who played college ball at Maine. He signed with the Chiefs an undrafted free agent, made the team and stayed with it for four years, moving into the starting lineup. He'd played in all 11 games this season.
"The entire Chiefs family is deeply saddened by today's events, and our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy, thoughts and prayers for the families and friends affected by this unthinkable tragedy," Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement.
"We sincerely appreciate the expressions of sympathy and support we have received from so many in the Kansas City and NFL communities, and ask for continued prayers for the loved ones of those impacted," Hunt said. "We will continue to fully cooperate with the authorities and work to ensure that the appropriate counseling resources are available to all members of the organization."
Authorities reported receiving a call Saturday morning from a woman who said her daughter had been shot multiple times at a residence about five miles away from the Arrowhead complex. The call actually came from Belcher's mother, who referred to the victim as her daughter, leading to some initial confusion, police said.
Police then received a phone call from the Chiefs' training facility.
"The description matched the suspect description from that other address. We kind of knew what we were dealing with," Snapp said. The player was "holding a gun to his head" as he stood in front of the front doors of the practice facility.
"And there were Pioli and Crennel and another coach or employee was standing outside and appeared to be talking to him. It appeared they were talking to the suspect," Snapp said. "The suspect began to walk in the opposite direction of the coaches and the officers and that's when they heard the gunshot. It appears he took his own life."
The coaches told police they never felt in any danger, Snapp said.
Linebackers coach Gary Gibbs was also outside when the shooting occurred, a team official told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
"They said the player was actually thanking them for everything they'd done for him," Snapp said. "They were just talking to him and he was thanking them and everything. That's when he walked away and shot himself."
Perkins was a cousin of Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles's wife, Whitney, who introduced Perkins to Belcher.
Snapp said Belcher's mother told police the couple had recently been arguing. A team source told ESPN that Belcher's mother had come to Kansas City last week at the request of her son because the couple was having problems and he needed help taking care of the baby.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Chiefs and the families and friends of those who lost their lives in this terrible tragedy," the NFL said in a news release. "We have connected the Chiefs with our national team of professional counselors to support both the team and the families of those affected. We will continue to provide assistance in any way that we can."
Joe Linta, Belcher's agent who also represents Crennel, said when he first heard the news, he thought it was a prank.
"He was the last person in the world you would expect," Linta said. "Completely out of character for the guy I know. I didn't have a lot of individual contact with him but this is so out of character for him. Completely out of character. He was charitable, polite, articulate -- and something went crazy wrong."
Linta said he hasn't been in touch with Crennel since the incident.
"No I haven't had a chance to speak to him," Linta said. "I left a message saying I'm here for you. It's one of those things where a lot have called, you're in my prayers, but I'm just a piano player. There are a lot of people drastically impacted. It's unbelievable to me."
Some of the Chiefs reacted to the tragedy on Twitter.
"I am devastated by this mornings events," Pro Bowl linebacker Tamba Hali wrote. "I want to send my thoughts and prayers out to everyone effected by this tragedy."
A large group of Belcher's friends and relatives gathered Saturday at his boyhood home on Long Island.
His family turned the front yard into a shrine, with a large poster of Belcher, an array of his trophies, and jerseys and jackets from Kansas City, Maine and West Babylon High.
"He was a good, good person ... a family man. A loving guy," said family friend Ruben Marshall, who said he coached Belcher in youth football. "You couldn't be around a better person."
Belcher is the latest among several players and NFL retirees to die from self-inflicted gunshot wounds in the past couple of years. The death of the beloved star Junior Seau, who shot himself in the chest in at his California home in May, sent shockwaves around the league.
Kansas City Mayor Sly James said he spoke to Pioli after the incident, and while he refused to discuss the GM's emotional state, the mayor said Pioli was "extremely concerned that fans of this team are not disappointed and not left in the cold."
"I think they think there's an obligation to the people of this city, the fans of the team and the fans of the other team to play the game," James said.
The Chiefs, once expected to contend for the AFC West title, are 1-10 and mired in an eight-game losing streak.
"The Oakland Raiders are empathizing with the Chiefs organization," the Chiefs' AFC West rivals said in a statement. "Our hearts are wounded by such an unimaginable tragedy in our NFL family."
Belcher had started 44 of 59 games in his four seasons for the Chiefs, recording a career-high 61 tackles in 2011.
Raibonne Charles, a former Maine defensive lineman and teammate, said Belcher played the game with passion and was "a passionate person in life."
Charles said he hadn't talked to Belcher much since he made it to the NFL, but that everyone is obviously shocked.
"To be honest with you, I kind of just crumbled inside when I first heard the news," Charles said.
Maine coach Jack Cosgrove said Jovan was a "tremendous student-athlete."
"His move to the NFL was in keeping with his dreams," Cosgrove said in a statement. "This is an indescribably horrible tragedy. At this difficult time, our thoughts and prayers are with Jovan, Kasandra and their families."
Charles described Belcher as an undersized linebacker whose 40-yard dash time wasn't exceptional. But he was an inspiration for a lot of guys at the school because he made it to the NFL despite his shortcomings, Charles said.
"The state of Maine tends to take a lot of pride in guys who may not necessarily be from the state but play for the University of Maine and make the NFL," Charles said. "I was often asked about him. 'Did you get to play with that guy Jovan?' This is definitely going to be devastating to the whole state."
Information from The Associated Press, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter and ESPN.com senior writer Elizabeth Merrill was used in this report.


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AFL School Ambassador Best Practice
The AFL School Ambassadors who go that step further in promoting football at their school are awarded at the AFL School Ambassador awards. The previous winners and a short description of why they were awarded are listed below to shed light on the best practices of AFL School Ambassadors.
2017 Award Winners
2017 Most Outstanding First Year AFL School Ambassador: Tasha Longman: Creaney Primary School
2017 Most Outstanding Female Program: Aleisha Cotton: Caralee Community School
2017 Most Outstanding Multicultural Program: May Huang: North Lake Senior Campus AND Melanie Robinson: St Norbert's College
2017 Most Outstanding Indigenous Program: Neil Arnold: Balga Senior High School
2017 Most Outstanding Primary AFL School Ambassador: Christiaan Moir – Ashfield Primary School
Christiaan introduced before school sports and school Breakfast Club to help develop a love for physical activity and healthy living. He partnered with Swan Districts FC to run the Swans Kids Program at Ashfield for Year 1-4 boys and girls, assisting Bassendean JFC to recruit new players. Christiaan linked with Noongar Sports to run training and games during lunch times. He encouraged participation from all students, as a result a quarter of Ashfield's Eagles Cup team is made up of girls. Indigenous attendance has increased by 14%, suspension rate has dropped 33% with many of these students involved in football programs. In his own time Christiaan runs the Ellenbrook Auskick Centre and staff report that he often manages to steer staff room conversation to his beloved Essendon Football Club. |
2017 Outstanding Secondary AFL School Ambassador of the Year: Thomas Moscarda - Wanneroo Secondary College
Thomas established the Wanneroo Secondary College Specialist Football Program Facebook page to communicate with parents, staff, students and the wider community. He developed Specialist AFL report cards for students work in a semester. Thomas is the Multicultural Ambassador for Secondary Schools in the West Perth District. He has established an expectation that it is mandatory for Football Specialist students to be involved in all athletics and swimming carnivals and represent the school where possible. Thomas has developed links with Wanneroo JFC to encourage students to join the local community club and now school matches are played at Wanneroo's home ground. He maintains strong ties with local primary schools to give students the opportunity to develop umpiring and coaching skills at lightning carnivals. Thomas is an assistant coach with the SSWA Under 15's team and is coach of the West Perth Year 10 Development Squad. |
2016 Award Winners
2016 Most Outstanding First Year Woolworths AFL School Ambassador, Jake Davis, Eastern Hills SHS
Jake introduced Eastern Hills SHS to the Year 8/9 Eagles Schoolboys Cup and co-ordinated a Freo House Footy Program involving 120 Year 8-10 boys. He also achieved a 90% student attendance record and effectively engaged students who had otherwise been reluctant to participate at school. In the process he developed a relationship with the Hills Rangers JFC and the school was set to participate in the 'Rangers Next' after school program in 2017 as a result of Jake's work.
2016 Most Outstanding Female Program, Jack Green, Tuart Rise PS
Jack created and implemented an inaugural Auskick program for Kindy to Year 2 girls and boys. He also worked closely with Peel Development Officers Elly Lambkin and Emma Swanson throughout the program and the encouragement provided by the female role models resulted in girls making up a third of the participants. Additionally he co-ordinated the Dockers Cup for the Baldivis Area Sporting Schools Association where he initiated customised rules to ensure maximum participation and he prepared the Tuart Rise team for the Dockers Cup with assistance from female role models. He also collaborated with other AFLSAs at the school and assisted with tipping competitions and classroom football-themed activities.
2016 Most Outstanding Multicultural Program, Taziana Leunig, Melville SHS
Taziana co-ordinated the first Australian Football program within the Intensive English Centre at Melville SHS, including internal matches and a guest appearance from female AFL player and Multicultural Ambassador Sabrina Frederick-Traub. The program was designed to enhance the health and well-being of the students and, with the students coming from a range of cultural backgrounds, and assisted their transition into Australian culture. A section of the students' graduation from the Intensive English Centre now is based on the football program. Taziana was also instrumental in assisting five students to transition into community football.
2016 Most Outstanding Indigenous Program, Simon Nimmo, Yule Brook College
Simon implemented the Diversity Umpiring Program, JB Cup Footy and Work Expo and introduced a Youth Girls School football team to Yule Brook. He also assisted the PE teacher to set up a Freo House Footy Program for the first time. Student attendance was approaching 100% as a result of finding opportunities for boys to find work out of school and engaging district staff to assist with programs. Additionally, Simon worked with community leaders, assisted boys to attend school, helped with students' football commitments on weekends and helped with the Nicky Winmar Cup.
2016 Most Outstanding Primary Woolworths AFL School Ambassador, Narelle Scott, Tuart Rise PS
Narelle expanded the whole school classroom football program that she established in 2015 and created an AFL teaching resource pack for each classroom that included links to the her WAFL district. As a music teacher, Narelle's junior choir of 130 Year 1-3 students was invited to perform as part of the Rockingham Area Schools 2016 Junior Music Festival where they sung Up There Cazaly. In the music classroom she also incorporates all of the AFL club songs. She also assisted other Ambassadors at her school with various programs including coaching of the Dockers Cup and Dockers Shield teams. Outside of the schoolyard she is the Treasurer of East Fremantle Women's Football Club and is involved with the East Fremantle District Football Council. She also is the team manager of the WA State Schoolgirls under 15s team. As part of this role she has worked closely with indigenous team members and their families and also two girls with Sudanese backgrounds
2016 Outstanding Secondary Woolworths AFL School Ambassador of the Year, Thomas Moscarda,Wanneroo Secondary College
Tom organised a partnership with a school in Papua New Guinea where the Wanneroo students sent out welcome letters that included information and videos about Australian Football. Additionally, on a school visit to Cambodia, Tom, staff and students taught the basics of football and donated equipment to children in villages. Back at home he also co-ordinated an inaugural indigenous 'friendly' football match against Girrawheen SHS inclusive of all year groups, genders and skill level which will become an annual event. He also implemented the use of an app to allow students, staff and parents to communicate with each other, check scores and fixtures and view player profiles and news updates. Due to his work, attendance rates for his specialist students increased 22%, so much so that the football program has a stronger attendance rate than the whole school attendance. He was also a mentor teacher for an Edith Cowan University student and empowered the student to be fully involved in all aspects of the Specialist AFL program at Wanneroo SC. He is also an assistant coach of the WA State Schoolboys under 15s team.
SPECIAL AWARD: 2016 Outstanding Non-teaching AFL School Ambassador, Paul Polczynski, Tuart Rise PS
Paul, the head cleaner at Tuart Rise Primary School, assisted other AFLSAs to run a weekly Footy Focus Program before school for 30-40 Year 3-6 students, coached the Dockers Shield team and co-ordinated the Classroom Football Tipping Competition. Paul is a keen Hawthorn supporter but often wears club colours from many different AFL teams to help promote the game around the schoolyard. He also helped in the community where he was the assistant coach of the Jandakot Jets Amateur Football Club.
2015 Award Winners
2015 Woolworths Outstanding Service Award, Ray Barret, Kiara College
Ray has coached secondary school teams since 1990 and the WA State Schoolboys and Australian National Schoolboys teams. He has taught Australian Football skills to South African primary children at Footy Wild coaching clinics and run training sessions with the South African International team. Ray engaged the school in the Eagles BHP Young Indigenous Mentor Program. Ray introduced a 'maths in footy' program to his school and incorporated the 'development diffusion of AFL as a sport' into the Year 11 Geography course. Ray is a Division Co-ordinator for the Schoolboys RediMed Cup and is the chief marker of WACE Physical Education Studies AFL practical exams.
Most Outstanding Primary Woolworths AFL School Ambassador, Narelle Scott, Tuart Rise Primary School
In Term 3, 2014 Narelle wrote, produced and directed a musical for over 250 Pre-Primary to Year 3 students titled Australia: The Sights, The Sounds, The Songs, in which Australian Football was pivotal. Last October Narelle presented at a District Ambassador Induction Course on implementing Australian Football for non-sports teachers. At a new school this year Narelle has led the implementation of an AFL Music and Physical Education program and promoted AFL-themed Literacy and Numeracy. Narelle coached the Dockers Shield Boys and the Dockers Cup Girls Football teams and is in her fourth year as Manager for the School Sport WA State 16s AFL girls' team.
Most Outstanding Secondary Woolworths AFL School Ambassador: Austin Ward, Cecil Andrews Senior High School
Austin teaches in his school's inclusive Specialist Australian Football Program. Austin assisted in the development of ICT lessons by introducing GPS trackers and Fitbits so students can analyse data to identify ways to improve. He utilises football content in The West Australian newspaper to improve literacy, numeracy and health outcomes. He liaised with the Cecil Andrews Clontarf Academy to enter teams in the Nicky Winmar and Kirby Bentley Cups and engaged Year 10 students in Cecil Andrews' week-long Annual Roadshow using their newly attained coaching skills for clinics at primary schools. He is an Assistant Coach with the East Fremantle Development Program.
Outstanding First Year Woolworths AFL School Ambassador: Scott Minchin, Wanneroo Secondary College
Scott was a new graduate teacher to Wanneroo Secondary College in 2015. He instigated a new relationship with Spring Hill PS by instructing 23 of his Australian Football Specialist students to a level whereby they were competent to deliver a football coaching course to more than 230 SHPS students. Scott is working to create a local area network with secondary and primary school ambassadors, has actively promoted and encouraged attendance in the Djinda Falcons Aboriginal Football Program, coaches the College's Year 8/9 and Senior Girls programs at the school and promotes the Integrated Football pathway.


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This school offers an atmosphere where you can be close to your teachers and peers as if you were family.
The smaller class size and emphasis on a family environment has renewed a sense of hope and a "I can do this" spirit.
College courses and the tutorial program help me learn new, interesting things.
It is a small school filled with teachers who care.
NOVA offers countless college classes and ensures that every child reaches their fullest potential.
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Today is the last day of our four day weekend. I spent a big chunk of it advancing my character in Fire Emblem and taking advantage of all of the StreetPass Teams I picked up at C2E2. They've been great for leveling my characters!
Chris was more productive. He created this awesome cord holder for the phone chargers. It isn't much, but it will help keep the cords from getting tangled and confused.
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"Duets" Closing Tonight at Loyola
Tonight is the closing (there was not an opening) for the Duets show at the Collins C. Diboll art gallery at Loyola University in New Orleans. David Sullivan and I put together a piece for it. It's the same as can be seen at the Ogden but the presentation is closer to our intention here: the display is much larger (projector) and the audio is full range (speakers with subwoofer).
David made the video; I made the audio using analog synthesizers, field recordings I made of tree frogs in the neighborhood, Max/MSP and Max for Live.


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The main activities were the setting up of courses in Hebrew, and the nurturing of a strong love of the Land of Israel. In the Chevrat Zion hall next to the home of Dr. Wasserman, opposite the Zrakwa, I organized lectures and discussions on Zionistic topics along with other Rozniatow activists.
The images of the young people of Rozniatow are etched in my mind, as are their desire for action and intense stamina. Far from any abstraction, they saw the realities as they were. Their internal feelings gave them the strength in their actions, and fired their deeds.
I remained in constant contact with the activists of Rozniatow. In 1908, they invited me to lecture on the memorial day of Binyamin Z. Herzl 2 . The hall was full to the brim. The Jews of Rozniatow were anxious to here my lecture in Modern Hebrew, with the Sephardic pronunciation 3 . They enthusiastically accepted the fundamental outlook of Herzl, that the Zionist goal was the normalization of the life of the Jewish people in their national homeland.
My wife Bronya, of the Lifschitz family of Brody, was frequently invited to lecture on the ideal manner of actualizing the goal and attaining personal fulfillment. This was a form of pioneering that not too many people became attached to, for only the choicest of people became chalutzim (Zionist pioneers). These people were special in their strength and bravery, special in their jumping upon the path and continuing along it, special in their ability to overcome and to learn. Such were the youth of Rozniatow.
People such as these are the Rozniatow natives in the land. They are dreamers and people of vision, practical chalutzim and people of deeds, who stood their own during all of the tribulations of the wars, and all the obstacles along the path, covered with blood, sweat and tears. My wife was also active in the organization of Rozniatow natives. She offered assistance to the Holocaust survivors who made aliya, in helping them overcome the difficulties in absorption, and become acclimatized to the Land.
We also implanted in the heart of our son a love for the Rozniatow natives. He succeeded in serving as a professor in the Weitzmann institution. He was awarded the Rothschild prize at a festive gathering of the Knesset for his work in the chemical field. Despite the fact that he is submerged in his professional work, he takes an interest in the activities of the organization of Rozniatow natives, and in the memorial book of that community which was destroyed, and where most of our relatives perished.
When they finished writing the Torah scroll, they arranged a Torah dedication celebration with great joy and splendor. They sang and danced in the outskirts of town, and the joy was great.
At first, they all were united in the Chovevei Zion movement. There were no differences of opinion and outlook among them. They all acted according to the same custom. They all were observant of Torah and the commandments, and all of them desired the same, solitary, aim: Let our eyes behold Your return to Zion with mercy4.
After about 20-30 years, the first divisions began to appear. The first ones who began to organize themselves into a separate faction within the Zionist organization were the people of Poale Zion. They separated from the general umbrella as workers, and after the First World War, some of them also began to free themselves from the yoke of Torah and observance, and draw near to the workers' movement. It was natural that they would organize themselves into a workers faction within Chovevei Zion. After them came the people of the General Zionists, and the Achva youth group. Later came the Mizrachi Bnei Akiva organization, Gordonia, Hashomer Hatzair, and others.
Each of these organizations had hundreds of members and activists, who would come to their headquarters each night to spend their free time in various discussions on Zionist topics. They studied Bible and the Hebrew language, sang Hebrew songs, organized question and answer evenings, debates and lectures, and the youth began to learn the well-known Hora dances.
All of the Zionist organizations worked together to collect money to purchase land in Israel via the Keren Kayemet LeYisrael (Jewish National Fund). Each organization appointed two representatives to the Keren Kayemet. These representatives formed the local Keren Kayemet branch. There was always competition among the various youth groups as to who would collect the most money for the Keren Kayemet, and be registered in the Keren Kayemet annals as having attained first place.
Only honorable people from among the youth groups were appointed to the directorship of the Keren Kayemet. My brother Shimshon Rechtschaffen was the chairman of the Keren Kayemet for many years. Despite the fact that I am biased, I will permit myself to state that my brother was the epitome of refinement of soul and levelheadedness. He was dedicated to communal work for all of his days. He was also the chairman of the General Zionists for many years. On account of his activism, he neglected his family and also his livelihood. Like all of us, he desired to make aliya to the Land of Israel, but he did not succeed in obtaining the certificate (aliya permit) from the Mandatory government of the time, until the bitter violent day of the total liquidation of the community of Rozniatow came. He perished along with his family.
General Zionists
The General Zionists referred to themselves as ordinary Zionists (Stam Tzionim). Members of the establishment and the intelligentsia were generally attracted to them.
The General Zionist organization was the first of all of the political groups to become active in our town.
The chairman was Moshe Rosenberg.
The activists From right: Shimshon Rechtschaffen, Yeshayahu Lutwak, Shuli Tanne, and Shabtai Falik |
The schism that affected the General Zionist movement in Poland during the 1920s did not affect the local Zionists.
On the right: Yehuda Tzvi Stern. On the left: Mordechai Hoffman |
The Poale Zion organization had an important past, since it was one of the first to organize in our town. The members related with seriousness and faithfulness to their Zionist activity. Among the most active were Magister Leib Meisels and Moshe Monio Lusthaus, who died in Israel. They conducted intensive activity in a large variety of areas. Its members were for the most part from the working class, workers, foremen and tradesmen. They developed greatly in the cultural realm. They ran a large and orderly library under the direction of Ben Zion Horowitz, and they also established a drama group from amongst their members. This group performed various plays with great success.
It is worthwhile to point out the budgetary problems that made the work of the activists difficult to the point of being almost unbearable. However, the strong will of the activists to fulfill their tasks appropriately, and not to become like the musicians at a wedding5, caused great power. They knew very well what deeds needed to be done in order to overcome the difficulties. This gave them the confidence to appear before the public and request with a full heart the help needed for their cultural work. The hearts of the youth and the adults were open to greet them.
As has been previously noted, the members of Poale Zion were the first to organize themselves into a separate group within the general umbrella of Chovevei Zion. There were many causes for this. In order to search for sources of income for their organization, they decided to set up a drama group to perform various plays, and the income would be dedicated to the organization.
The troupe developed very well, and they performed many productions of Shalom Aleichem, Peretz, Asch, and Goldfaden in Rozniatow. Students and young men and women participated in the troupe, and their success was exceptional. Of course, they realized a great deal of income from their performances, and all of the income was dedicated to developing a large library, for they strove to widen the perspective and deepen the world of the youth. The success of the library can also be seen from the large number of readers that turned to it to borrow books in a variety of languages. Gentiles, particularly members of the intelligentsia, teachers, and officials, came as well.
The times had their effect. It was after the First World War. Poverty and pressure for a livelihood brought the masses into the ranks of Poale Zion. The vast majority of the youth of the town belonged to that organization. The chairman and life force of the organization was Leib Meisels. Muni Lusthaus, who was the secretary, was very active in the organization. After some years, he also became the chairman of the organization. When I moved over from Hapoel Hamizrachi and turned towards the left, I joined Poale Zion, and took upon myself the role of secretary for a certain period. A few years prior tot he outbreak of the war, I was also appointed as the chairman of that organization.
Hamizrachi and Tzeirei (Young) Mizrachi
When I desire to write here about the Mizrachi and Young Mizrachi organizations, I must relate it to the splendid personality, the founder and patron of the group, Reb Avraham Zauerberg of blessed memory.
I was still young when Reb Avraham Zauerberg founded the Mizrachi movement in our town. Therefore, I am not able to describe its beginnings and its activities at the time, except by describing the aforementioned Reb Avrahamtze.
I knew the man and his family, for they lived not too far from our house. He had four children, two girls and two boys. The eldest daughter, Miriam, is today in Israel with her family. We were both of the same age, and I always enjoyed talking to her. She was very bright and intelligent, similar in character to her father.
As a youth, I was always used to viewing the elder Jews as strict, prone to anger, scholarly, noisy, always arguing, and always warning us children not to disturb them. However, this was in complete opposition to the character of Reb Avrahamtze Zauerberg, whose personality exuded goodness of heart and love. He always had a light smile on his face. He had a black, well-kept beard. His large forehead, and particularly his eyes, were bright with love and friendship.
He was a scholar, and very particular with his religious observance. Along with this, he was knowledgeable in worldly affairs. He was familiar with modern Hebrew literature, and fluent in the German language. He would read German newspapers. He was pleasant in his dealings with his fellowman. He was beloved by the younger generation, and he made sure to draw them close.
His home was open wide. On Saturday nights after the Sabbath, young adults and even youths would gather in his home to play chess. His wife Tila would offer refreshments, hot tea and delicacies. He was the chairman and life force of the local Mizrachi branch.
After some years, when the branch of this organization developed well, and was recognized in the eyes of the community and its institutions, Reb Avraham founded the Young Mizrachi and Bnei Akiva6 organizations. Reb Avraham Zauerberg was the honorary chairman of Mizrachi and Young Mizrachi until the outbreak of the final war. He was the patron of the Bnei Akiva religious youth organization. His strong love of Zion influenced all segments of the Orthodox youth.
The young man Eliezer Yitzchak Nussbaum, who was nurtured by him, was appointed by him as secretary. The writer of these lines also served as an activist in Mizrachi and its youth wing for many years. I would travel to national conventions in Lvov, and assist in the organization of hachsharah (aliya preparation) groups for pioneers (chalutzim) in the area. My desire, and the desire of all of the youth in our town, was for aliya. This was not a simple matter in those days, for it was dependent upon the receipt of permits that the Mandatory government would ration to chalutzim. Some chalutzim would wait for their turn for 3-4 years. In the interim, they would spend their time in hachsharah groups, working at all types of difficult labor. Often, the failure to receive a certificate after 4-5 years of hachsharah would cause great frustration and agony. Engaged couples who intended to get married and make aliya together would separate, for they could not wait any longer, since they did not receive their aliya certificate. Anyone who received a certificate was considered fortunate. The entire town would arrange a farewell party, and members from all of the youth groups would come to wish the person well, and accompany him to the train that set out for Stanislawow, and from their to the shores of the Land via Romania. For about an hour prior to the arrival of the train, they would sing Hebrew songs, and dance We are making aliya to the Land, we are making aliya to the Land. This was the greatest desire of the youth of the town. Fortunate was the person who merited this.
The Achva organization of the General Zionists was one of the most active and well-developed organizations in the town. My brother served as chairman for many years. Dr. David Weisman, Moshe Rosenberg and others played an active role, and took responsibility in various roles.
The life spirit of the Achva youth group was David Weisman.
At first, the General Zionist organization was considered as a non-partisan group, in which both Orthodox and non-Orthodox people would be able to participate together under one roof, with the common goal of Zionism before their eyes.
After the First World War, when the Zionist movement began to develop, and each organization began to work in its own sphere of influence, the General Zionists also took on their own color. They attracted for the most part merchants, officials, and the intelligentsia from among the youth. It was possible to here Polish language spoken among them, but the main language was, of course, Yiddish. Some Hebrew could also be heard.
Bnei Akiva
The Orthodox youth in Rozniatow had already become attached to a pioneering tradition, bestowed upon them by the personality of Reb Avraham Zauerberg. His influence was recognizable in their behavior and in their studies.
Bnei Akiva conducted many cultural activities, particularly among those people that frequented the Beis Midrash. The Orthodox youth began to become attracted to new paths and principals, with a viewpoint toward the Land of Israel.
This organization was founded with the goal of gathering together the youth from all strata of the Jewish community; however, it stumbled upon great difficulties that were impossible to overcome. The youths who were interested in pioneering and work in the Land of Israel streamed towards various movements, and Gordonia remained as a weak movement. In the latter period, it did not even have its own meeting hall. Their influence was not shining among the youths. Its few members participated with great dedication in all communal Zionist activities.
Youth of Rozniatow on Hachsharah, 1936 |
The branch of Hashomer Hatzair in Rozniatow serves as the expression of great hopes and deep waves of awakening amongst the Jewish youth. The vibrancy affected primarily the groups of students among the youth. Nevertheless, the youth from the populist strata of society were also accepted into the ranks of Hashomer Hatzair. The atmosphere in the group was full of longing for actualization and aliya. Its members were very active, and they excelled particularly in their ideological clarity. Political and Zionistic debates, and the ringing Hebrew and Israeli songs left their mark upon the youth. The branch also organized educational activities that educated the youth toward full actualization of the ideological and pioneering tendencies of the movement.
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Brookline police arrested two men Thursday on armed robbery charges after they allegedly used a credit card stolen Tuesday from a Boston University researcher to buy an MBTA Charlie Card.
Police arrested Wallace Vick, 19, of Dorchester, and Shaqone Cazeau, 20, of Boston, at their apartments on charges of armed robbery while masked and armed robbery with the intent to murder.
The two men were being held at the Brookline Police Station Thursday night. They are expected to be arraigned Friday in Brookline District Court, police said.
"It was the type of crime that really upset the neighborhood," Police Chief Daniel O'Leary said at a press conference Thursday night at Brookline Police Station. "So we were very pleased to be able to have these two arrests and get the two people that are responsible."
Describing the quick investigation, O'Leary said investigators used video footage from private properties in Brookline to see which direction the robbers fled Tuesday after the holdup at Pleasant and Browne streets. MBTA Transit Police assisted with footage of two men using the stolen credit card at the Jackson Square MBTA Station.
The robbery was the latest in a series of holdups of Boston University students since the beginning of the school year. Other suspects were arrested in the earlier incidents.
In Tuesday's robbery, a 38-year-old postdoctoral fellow from BU was thrown to the ground, stabbed, and punched, police said. The victim told police that he was grabbed from behind. He was taken to the hospital and is now recovering at home, police said Thursday.
A laptop, cellphone, and iPad were stolen, police said. O'Leary said Thursday night that police were in the process of executing search warrants at Vick and Cazeau's apartments in an effort to recover evidence from the robbery. He said police have already recovered the Charlie Cards purchased with the stolen credit card.
O'Leary said that once detectives obtained images of the two men at the Jackson Square MBTA station, they sent out the photo to law enforcement agencies. Boston police, Boston school police, and probation officers helped identify Vick and Cazeau.
O'Leary said the two men are not suspected of any other robberies in Brookline.
Last week, Brookline police arrested Evan Holmes, 29, and issued an arrest warrant for Tyler James Mauritson, 29, of Quincy, on charges of armed robbery in connection with the Jan. 19 holdup of three BU students at the intersection of Saint Paul and Freeman streets.
After this week's robbery, Boston University and local police departments announced plans to step up patrols.
Robert A. Brown, the university's president, said patrols had been significantly bolstered after robberies in the fall and earlier this winter.
Meanwhile, about 4 miles away, Boston College police said they would step up patrols after receiving reports of two armed robberies during the past week, one at the intersection of Reservoir Avenue and Lee Road in Newton, the other on Lake Street in Brighton.
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Myocardial infarction, commonly known as heart attack, twice as likely to kill women than men, finds a research. The gender gap in mortality was independent of patient characteristics, revascularisation delays and revascularisation modalities. Women also had longer treatment delays, less aggressive treatment, more complications and longer hospital stays. The study was presented by Dr Guillaume Leurent from the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire in Rennes, France.
The Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2012 is the first annual meeting of the newly launched Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). It takes place during 20-22 October in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Istanbul Lufti Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre (ICEC).
"Previous studies on ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have shown that women have a worse prognosis, possibly due to longer management delays and less aggressive reperfusion strategies," said Dr Leurent. "Therefore we used data from ORBI, a prospective registry of 5,000 STEMI patients, to find out whether there were any gender differences in the management of STEMI."
The ORBI registry (Observatoire Régional Breton sur l'Infarctus du myocarde; Brittany regional observational study on myocardial infarction) has been ongoing since July 2006, and consists of STEMI patients admitted within 24 hours of symptom onset to the 9 interventional cardiology units in the Brittany region of France. The registry aims to assess the quality of management of acute myocardial infarction.
STEMI patients are included into the ORBI registry during the pre-hospital or hospital phase. The diagnosis is made by an emergency physician (in the ambulance or emergency room) or by the interventional cardiologist. Patients are excluded from the registry when the diagnosis of STEMI in the ambulance or emergency room is not confirmed by the interventional cardiologist – this happens in just 1% of cases.
For the current study, the researchers analysed data from 5,000 patients included in the ORBI registry over a 6-year period. They found that 1,174 patients (23.5%) were women. Women STEMI patients were older, with an average age of 69 years compared to 61 years for men (p<0.0001). Women had more frequent hypertension, less dyslipidemia and less current smoking.
Women had longer median delays between symptom onset and call for medical assistance (60 vs 44 minutes, p<0.0001) and between admission and reperfusion (45 vs 40 minutes, p=0.011). "Delays of management are significantly longer in women, hence they have a longer ischemic time during which the heart's blood supply is reduced," said Dr Leurent. "And reperfusion strategies to restore blood flow are significantly less aggressive – with less fibrinolysis, and fewer coronary angiographies performed."
Dr Leurent said: "This higher intra-hospital mortality among women significantly persists when adjusted for patient characteristics, for revascularisation delays (onset of symptoms to reperfusion therapy) and for revascularisation modalities."
Women had more STEMI complications including atrial fibrillation (7% vs 3%, p<0.0001) and longer hospital stays (7.6+4 vs 6.7+4 days, p<0.0001).
Women received significantly less of the recommended treatments at discharge. Specifically, they received less antiplatelet agents, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors and statins. They also received less cardiovascular rehabilitation (27% of women vs 47% of men, p<0.0001).
Dr Leurent said: "These results suggest that women need to be more vigilant about chest pains and request medical help quickly to reduce ischemic time."
He added: "Women may take longer to call an ambulance when they have chest pains because they don't believe it can be a myocardial infarction. Most women believe myocardial infarction is a male problem."
"Many doctors still think myocardial infarction is a male problem," continued Dr Leurent. "Campaigns are needed to increase awareness in doctors and the public about the problem of STEMI in women."
He concluded: "Doctors need to be more careful in the management of STEMI in women to further reduce ischemic time. This means adopting more aggressive reperfusion strategies and treating women the same as men. These actions by patients and doctors will reduce the current gender gap in mortality."


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The most common way to propel a mousetrap car is to attach one end of a string to a mouse trap's snapper arm and the other end of the string to an axle hook.
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Attaching a Lever Arm
For any mousetrap racer the gearing and pulling force are controlled by the length of the lever arm. This article will show you how to attach a new lever arm.
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How to Make a Loop Knot
It is important for the pulling string to have a correctly tied loop knot in order release itself from the axle hook or the mouse trap vehicle will come to an instant stop.
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How to Attach The Mousetrap
Stop gluing the mousetrap to the frame, the problem with gluing is that you cannot make critical changes or adjustments to the mouse trap after any testing.
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How to Change The Gearing
Gearing is how you control the acceleration and/or the travel distance of a mouse trap car. Gearing can be used to increase the torque and increase the acceleration.
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How to Adjust the Pulling Force
The trick to building a record-setting long distance racer is to decrease the mousetrap's pulling force so that it's energy is used over the longest possible distance.
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Decreasing Friction
Controlling friction is the number one secret behind building a winning and record-setting mousetrap powered vehicle. Learn how to decrease and eliminate friction.
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Bushing Systems
If you cannot use ball bearings then a good bushing system can be used to decrease the amount of surface friction at the axle points and maximize performance.
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Make a Super Long Lever Arm
Longer lever arms have a greater pulling distance but tend to bend under load and waste energy. Learn how to make a super long lever arm that will not bend.
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How to add Adjustable Steering
One of the problems with mouse trap cars is getting them to go straight down a long narrow hallway. The article will show you how to add adjustable steering.
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Using CD/DVD Wheels
CDs and DVDs make great wheels because they can slice through the air with very little resistance but the biggest problem is how to attach them to an axle system.
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How to Increase Traction
Acceleration depends on the amount of grip or traction your vehicles wheels have on the floor, learn how to increase traction and acceleration with less energy loss.
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Decrease Rotational Inertia
It does not matter if you are building a long-distance traveler or a speed-trap racer, decreasing rotational inertia is going to make a big difference in performance.
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Frame Construction
Frames need to be strong but yet as light-weight as possible, this article will help you pick the right materials to use for building your mouse trap vehicle's frame.
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How to Make a Super Large Big-Wheel
With all long-distance traveling mousetrap cars, the larger the drive wheel the greater the travel distance per each wrap of string pulled from the drive axle.
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How to Make a Braking System
This article will show you how to make an adjustable and accurate braking system that can be attached to just about any mouse trap powered vehicle.
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How to Make a Reversible Vehicle
Going forward and then back is as simple as how you wind the string around the drive axle. this article will show you how to make a reversible mousetrap vehicle.
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Computer Science Colloquium
Dr. Vander Alves
University of Brasilia, Brazil; CAPES-Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at University of Passau, Germany
Software Product Lines: Reliability and Beyond
Mon 18.09.2017, 10:30, 60 minutesComputer Science Building (Science Park 3) room 078
In this talk, we first present a scenario in the Body Sensor Network domain to motivate the development of reliable and maintainable dynamic software product lines. Next, we describe supporting process and architecture. We then define a feature-family-based reliability analysis strategy of software product lines and report on empirical results comparing this strategy to others. The abstract structure relating such analyses is then discussed by focusing on their semantic equivalence. Following, we present initial ideas on proposing an extractive strategy to bootstrap a product line of analysis tools and then evolve it with a reactive strategy to consider other properties. The products of such product line comprise analysis strategies and corresponding formalization for a given property and corresponding models. Finally, we report on the development of a domain modeling approach to support experimental studies.Bio
Dr. Vander Alves is Adjunct Professor at the Computer Science Department of the University of Brasilia, Brazil, and CAPES-Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at University of Passau, Germany. Previously he was a post-doctoral researcher at the Product Line Architectures department of the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering, Germany, where he participated in projects in the Ambient Assisted Living domain. Prior to that, he was a post-doctoral researcher at Lancaster University, England, having worked in the EU AMPLE project in the field of Aspect-Orientation, Model-Driven development, and Software Product Lines. He also worked at the IBM Silicon Valley laboratory in San Jose, California, in the implementation of the Information Integration product line, which led to a registered patent at the US Patent Office. He holds a doctoral degree in Computer Science (Software Engineering) from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil. His areas of current research are Software Product Lines, Dependability Analysis, and Body Area Network.https://sites.google.com/site/vanderalves/home
Invited by Ass.-Prof. Dr. Iris Groher (SE, JKU Linz), Priv.-Doz. Dr. Rick Rabiser (CDL MEVSS, ISSE, JKU Linz)
The Computer Science Colloquium is organized by the Department of Coputer Science at JKU, the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Informatik (ÖGI) and the Österreichische Computergesellschaft (OCG).


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So, a Jew, a Black, a Pakistani and a President Go to Germany
On the eve of Barack Obama's arrival in Germany, security measures are unparalleled, media sources claim. People tell me that America's first black president is Germany's dream and they want to make sure the dream never ends. This, of course, might explain why residents near the Brandenburger Tor have been asked to keep their windows shut while Obama is in town. Great dreams require shut windows and, naturally, I want to be part of the dream.
And so, just ahead of Obama, I land in Germany.
I arrive at an airport in northern Germany where I meet a black man by the name of Ben.
"I'm from Africa," he tells me.
Is he excited about the black president?
Not really, he says. "That's all politics," he tells me, and reality has nothing to do with it. What's reality?
"I'm black."
Well, I got that. Maybe it's politically incorrect to say, but Ben's skin is much darker than Obama's, and so what's his point?
"I am African, and I live here for 30 years and I can't get nowhere," he tells me. "I'm a taxi driver because I can't get up on the social level because I'm black. Back in Africa I was an air traffic controller, but the Germans told me that I better forget my profession. They said to me, very openly, that this job is reserved for white Germans."
I take a train to Berlin. It's hot inside, the air conditioning doesn't work properly, the windows are hermetically closed and the place is packed but for a couple of empty seats next to a bearded man with a shaved mustache. I sit down.
Hallo man, who are you?
The man looks at me, probably thinking that I'm retarded.
Where are you from, I ask.
Now he gets suspicious.
"Excuse me?"
Where are you from? Are you German?
"No, no."
What are you?
"I'm from Pakistan."
Where are you going?
"To Berlin."
To see Obama?
At this point I start feeling like a CIA agent, and the Pakistani seems to concur. He does not reply.
You live in Germany?
"No. No."
You like Germany?
"Very nice place. Nice people."
Feel welcome?
"Yes, yes."
Do you like the bombs that the West drops on your cities?, I ask him.
He stares at me, totally surprised at my comment, gives me a shy smile and says slowly and quietly, "I'm a businessman. I sell clothes made of Pakistani cotton to German companies. This is my first time not just in Germany but in the West. Two days I'm here, but this is not easy for me. Everywhere people look at me, anywhere I go, then they look away and walk away. I can tell that they don't like me. I didn't do anything wrong to them. I have a business, I have a wife, I have a child. I came for business meetings and I thought I'd spend a few days in Europe. I'm going now to Berlin. Do you know nice places I should see?"
I tell him that Brandenburger Tor is nice but that I don't think he'd be able to see it today. There'll be tight security in Berlin due to Obama's visit. He tells me his name is Zishan and he seems scared of the German security forces.
"Any other cities I should see?" he asks.
Munich is a nice Bavarian city, and Bavarians are warm people, like the Pakistanis, I say.
Zishan seems to like the idea, and as it turns out this very train continues all the way to Munich. It will take another six or seven hours for the train to get there, but Zishan is all excited to meet Europeans who might like him.
"Are there Turkish people in Munich?" he asks.
You will find Turks in Munich, and you'll be able to buy Halal meat there.
Zishan decides to skip Berlin and go to Munich. He stays on the train, where he's charged premium price, and rides his way away from Obama.
I get off the train in Berlin and proceed in direction of the Bundestag, but soon am stopped by security. No one is allowed to cross from this point on, a policeman tells me.
"President Obama."
What are you afraid could happen if the roads were open, that some Pakistanis would come by?
"Something like that," he answers.
I walk to Tiergarten, near Siegessäule monument, where the Pirates Party is having a demonstration against Obama's administration's various surveillance programs that came to light recently. Based on the huge front-page headlines against those programs that I spotted in various newsstands earlier in the morning I expect that at least one hundred thousand people will show up. Not only me: German TV and radio stations obviously expect he same, bringing in TV crews and sophisticated recorders. The demonstration is nicely organized: in the center they have a big life-like image of Obama delivering a speech, in obvious mockery of the American President, as some of them carry flyers that read "We Can Scan." Total number of demonstrators? 25, give or take a couple. The reporters here are quite disappointed, in addition to being pretty bored. Only when I pick up one of the flyers and stand next to 'Obama' does a genuine build up. Cameras click in rapid succession.
I keep on walking.
On 17th June Street I see armored vehicles, like those used in Syria these days, and they're ready to block any invading army. I feel bad for the people inside those armored animals, where the temperature reaches 104 degrees, and I want to tell them that the coast is clear, Zishan is going to Munich, but I say nothing, just keep on walking, until I meet Jan at a security roadblock.
Jan is a young man who came all the way from the Netherlands to be at this roadblock, because he says he loves Obama very much.
Why do you love him so much?
"He is the bravest leader in the world."
What's the bravest thing he did?
"He killed Osama bin Laden."
From a few blocks away — at Brandenburg Tor — the sound of an applauding crowd can clearly be heard. I open my iPad to see what's happening and read a Reuters report that "Obama defends intelligence tactics in wary Berlin." I don't know which Berlin they are referring to. I leave the roadblock and walk back, but midway, police stop me. They've just found out that Obama's motorcade will pass by and they have decided to close the road. They order businesses to shut down, and even the Sony Center cinema is evacuated.
It is frightening to witness how easy it is to curtail free movement in the name of security.
If this this is indeed Germany's dream — skies controlled by pure whites, streets cleaned of bearded Pakistanis, roads guarded by armored vehicles, leaders who can tell every time I open or close an iPad — let Germany have it. To me, and 25 Pirates, this is a sheer nightmare.
*Tuvia Tenenbom is the author of the German bestseller "I Sleep in Hitler's Room." He is currently at work on a new book about Israel.


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Gifts For The Female Fitness Fanatic
We Got A Stylish Fitness Instructor To Pick The Gifts Your Active Girlfriend Wants This Year
Oy vey, it's already that time again! Well, once you get over the fact that you're getting another year older, take a moment and be grateful that you have someone to share the holidays with (in which case, check out our innovative list of Christmas gifts for her). So instead of stressing on what to get your foxy lady, take a deep breath and remember that this, like your relationship, should be fun!
So you're dating a "fitness-minded girl"? That's awesome for you, and because you picked a girl who takes care of her health, the gift giving should be easy!
What's her style of sweat? Here are a few ideas:
The Yogi: Lululemon 5mm Reversible Mat
I know she already has a yoga mat, but she's female; she can always have a new one, especially if it's the crème de la creme of yoga mats! Try the Lululemon 5mm reversible mat. The perfect combo of lightweight with thick support, it has an anti-slip surface, is reversible and comes in a variety of colors.
$68.00 at lululemon.com
Lululemon Yoga Mat Loop Strap
If you want to bundle the gift but wrap the presents separately (after all, the best part is unwrapping), Lululemon's new yoga mat Loop strap is amazing! The old velcro style is outdated and annoying when you're trying to be quiet in yoga because people are deep in meditation.
$18.00 at lululemon.com
Lululemon Yoga Towel
Depending on her preference for yoga or how actively her body sweats she may need and love Lululemon's yoga towel for her mat. The OCD girlfriend loves this idea because it's washable like a regular bath towel, meaning it keeps the surface she sweats on fresh and clean. Again: an anti-slip surface, bright in color and patterns — a yoga necessity. Remember, anything you give her will be twice as cool as one she's had for years.
$48.00 at lululemon.com
The Runner: Nike Air Zoom Pegasus
If she's an outdoor runner she may not seem like she needs much but did you know shoes (like tires) actually have a mileage limit? Protect your girl's feet with great new shoes and her whole body will feel better. If you aren't exactly sure what her style is or what kind of shoe would be best for her knees you can get a gift card to take her to get fitted for the perfect pair of running shoes. A few of my favorites are the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus (and you can personalize these, but allow for longer shipping/processing)...
$125.00 at Nike.com
Nike Free 3.0 Flyknit
...the Nike Free 3.0 Flyknit (the molded sock liner mimics her foot's shape for added support)...
$140.00 at Nike.com
New Balance Fresh Foam
...the New Balance Fresh Foam (really stable and supportive)...
Starting at $63.23 at Amazon.com
Reebok Crossfit All Terrain Super
...and the Reebok Crossfit All Terrain Super (for the girls that hit multiple sweat spots).
Starting at $76.58 at Amazon.com
The Techy Fitness Nerd: Apple Watch
There are many different styles of fitness tracking devices, all of which will take your fitness game to the next level. Some you wear on your wrist, others around your chest, some look like watches and some are simply apps on your phone. Whether she's interested in the physiology or anatomy of what's going on, she'll learn about her workouts and their efficiency on a whole new level — when she's in an aerobic state, anaerobic, the fat burning zone, target heart rate, etc. The obvious pick is the Apple Watch (music, texts, calls, fitness tracking and more)...
$416.99 at Amazon.com
Polar Watch
...and then the not-so-obvious Polar. This one is especially good for the triathlete as it's fully waterproof! Record and track all three of your workouts AND this watch tells you how long you need to recover between workouts!
$519.95 at Amazon.com
The least expensive but still an excellent product is the Fitbit (and now they make them in more trendy/fashionable styles, if she isn't into the sporty look)!
$79.00 at Amazon.com
The Crossfitter: Mobot Foam Roller & Water Bottle
Crossfitters are constantly building and straining muscles and so their recovery is very important. Despite how good it feels to be sore, it is important to remember that a healthy muscle is never a sore muscle. That's why I suggest the Mobot Foam Roller & Water Bottle. It's the ultimate multitasking tool, allowing for hydration and foam rolling — not to mention a huge space saver, if you're traveling to get your sweat. Although foam rolling seems like an inconvenience, it is essential to recovery. It helps with soreness and flexibility, and is a great self-myofascial release. The combo of water bottle to foam roller will make it convenient to roll and hydrate on the go!
$65.00 at Amazon.com
Lacrosse Ball
Another great foam rolling tool is the common lacrosse ball. Great for the feet and excellent for all of those hard-to-reach places. I love this for my glutes, my psoas, my hips, and even between my shoulder blades and armpits.
$6.07 at Amazon.com
The Gym Rat: Bose Sound Link On-Ear Bluetooth Headpones
If your girl is a gym rat and loves to push weight around or attack the stairmaster for hours, then she'll appreciate cordless bluetooth headphones! This is your golden gift! I mean, have you heard the music at the gym? Or seen how every guy tries to talk to chicks during their sweat sesh? Allow your lady to choose her own soundtrack or at least look like she's busy so she doesn't get hit on by every Fabio wannabe. The Bose Sound Link On-Ear Bluetooth Headphones are great noise reducers when not listening to beats and are super comfortable. If you think she wants to be more incognito and needs the lightweight version for running or elliptical, then these are super low-profile and stay put.
$29.00 at Target.com
Beats by Dre Powerbeats 2 Wireless In-Ear Headphones
Beats by Dre Powerbeats 2 Wireless In-Ear Headphones are another popular option.
$119.00 at Target.com
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds 2 Wireless In-Ear Headphones
Or if you're already over budget but looking for a stocking stuffer, these Skullcandy Smokin' Buds 2 Wireless In-Ear Headphones are less expensive and good bang for your buck!
$59.99 at Target.com
The Surfer Girl: XCEL 4MM/3MM Wetsuit
If your girl loves the waves, then you know: when there are no waves, there are few smiles. It's a healthy addiction but one you should support in any way possible! Now that it's December and we're coming into El Nino, the water is going to be FREEZING! Unfortunately, your mermaid is going to need a super thick, well-made wetsuit to be able to enjoy Mother Ocean and get her dose of Vitamin Sea! A winter ocean necessity is the XCEL 4MM/3MM Wetsuit (the sizing chart is pretty spot on, but you will need a gift receipt because there is no room for error when it comes to fit; be sure she can exchange if you're unsure of her size).
$219.99 at Zappos.com
Billabong 2MM Booties
Ok, so you've got her body covered, what about those little piggies? The Billabong 2MM Booties seal the deal!
$49.50 at Amazon.com
Vestal Brig Tide & Train Hot Pink Watch
A die-hard will do anything for waves, including getting up at 5 A.M. to get a few in before the work day. Help her out with this stocking stuffer! A water- resistant Vestal Brig Tide and Train Hot Pink Watch, that tells the time and the tides! Thanks to this little gadget, she'll have a few waves, smile and be on time to work!
$57.50 at Amazon.com
So skip the generic puppies, flowers, and chocolate routine and surprise her with the things that make her heart beat and her endorphins rush, and keep her connected to what she truly loves. Happy holiday shopping!
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I'm taking a short break from blogging as the end of the school year's madness is drawing closer (less than 2 weeks away!). I thought I could stay on top of everything, but I can't so I'm going to take a step back. I hope to be back to my regular blogging schedule once everything settles down, which I expect to be on June 14, 2013. Thanks for your patience and hope to see you all soon!


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If the paint is water based, the can is mostly empty and the paint is completely dried out, then Republic Services will pick them up. If it is oil based paint, then you can dispose of it during the Clean Up Day that includes hazardous waste or take it to the North Central Landfill.
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